Old carpets may be reservoirs of dust, lead (Pb), and dust mite allergen. The purpose of this study was to determine if the dust, Pb, dust mite allergen, bacteria, and fungi on the surface of carpets could be reduced by 90% in 1 week with the use of a Hoover Self Propelled Vacuum with Embedded Dirt Finder (HSPF). A high-volume surface sampler (HVS3) was used to measure surface dust and pollutan...

Modeling of adsorption and desorption in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) generally is crucial for their optimization control, whether it necessary to decrease the adsorption-desorption influence (thus ensuring stable operation ultra-precise micro nanoresonators) or increase (and enhancing this manner sensitivity chemical biological resonant sensors). In work we derive use analytical mathe...

Exploiting the fact that the spectral characteristics of light backscattered from sediment-laden ice differ substantially from those of clean ice and that sediment tends to accumulate at the ice surface during the first melt season, remote-sensing techniques provide a valuable tool for mapping the extent of particle-laden ice in the Arctic basin and assessing its particulate loading. This study...

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BACKGROUND Bone alters its architecture and mass in response to the mechanical environment, and thus varying loading modalities have been examined for studying load-driven bone formation. The current study aimed to evaluate the anabolic effects of knee loading on diaphyseal cortical bone in the femur. METHODS Using a custom-made piezoelectric loader, 0.5-N loads were laterally applied to the ...

background and aims. the aim of this study was to determine the stress patterns within an implant and the effect of different types of connections on load transfer. materials and methods. three different types of implant-abutment connections were selected for this study. sample a: 1.5-mm deep internal hex corresponding to a lead-in bevel; sample b: a tri-channel internal connection; and sample ...

resilient modulus of pavement materials is a key property required for the pavement thickness design. this paper describes the results of an experimental study on the effects of temperature and loading frequency on the resilient modulus of a sbs polymer modified asphalt concrete under dry and saturated conditions. dynamic creep tests were conducted on dry and saturated specimens of the mixture ...